The international fall-protection industry retroactively developed the suspension trauma relief strap as a marketable add-on to their line of full body harnesses.

Coxreels, the industry leader in hose, cord, and cable reels, announced the addition of two models (PC19 and PC24) to our UL-Approved product line.

In recent years, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has dramatically increased rulemaking that has impacted the roofing industry.

In roofing, “free climbing” operations essentially indicate the employer’s lack of any concern for worker safety.

If your company is submitting dozens of quotes every week, you should consider adding a wide variety of permanent rooftop safety solutions as options to your quote.

OSHA is expected to increase fines and make it harder than ever for employers to police safety violations.

. While our attention is seldom far from safety, this month’s issue of Roofing Contractor highlights safety, so I want to get things started with a few words on the topic.

Under Federal law, all individuals are presumed legally competent until a judicial hearing determines otherwise. Under the Occupational Safety and Health Act (OSHA), however, the competency criteria of a designated employee must first be evaluated by his/her employer.

Casual safety commentary is easily deflected, while any attempt to educate is repulsed.